What color is #868392?

#868392 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868392?

The RGB value is 134, 131, 146: 134 red, 131 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868392?

The complementary color is #8F9283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868392 color

#868392 rgb(134, 131, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868392 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.4% green and 57.3% blue (134, 131, 146).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#868392 color codes

HEX	`#868392`
RGB	`rgb(134, 131, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.46, 4.18, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.46, 8.7, 298.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.135, 23.376, 30.482)`
Decimal	`8815506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868392, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #868392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #868392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868392; }
.text { color: #868392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 131 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868392, #8e8392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #868392?: #868392 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868392?: The RGB value is 134, 131, 146: 134 red, 131 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868392?: The complementary color is #8F9283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.